In that mili-second, James, then with his back to the basket, whirled to his right to take full advantage of the subtle technical mistake of the best on-ball defender Indiana could place against him.
Stoudemire clearly benefited from this crash course, hitting 46 of 79 shots after receiving the ball with his back to the basket.
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On Sunday, the lead changed for the last time when Craft drove the length of the court and spun in a layup with his back to the basket.
He runs the floor, handles the ball, shoots the NBA 3 and plays with his back to the basket, so you can slot him in at the 3, 4 or 5 positions.
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Anthony had gone to the scorer's table to check back in with around 4 minutes left, but was called back to the bench after Raymond Felton's basket pushed the lead back to 12.
Craft stole the ball from Burke, but the Michigan point guard hustled back to prevent an easy basket.
Back-to-back jumpers had the defense keying on his jumper, so he spun toward the basket to catch an alley-oop, and Felton followed with a 3-pointer to make it 47-29 with 58 seconds left in the half.
Phillips then showed why he's a three-time Gold Glove winner in the fifth, making a long run into center field for a basket catch with his back to the plate.
He'd pound his chest after a made basket, point to his heart and back at Taz.
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During the recession of 1995, interest rates of up to 100% made it impossible for many lenders to pay back their debts and turned the already shaky banks into basket cases.
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